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MONTREAL — The Canadian government added a Toronto-area Muslim relief organization to its list of banned terrorist organizations on Tuesday, accusing it of supporting the Palestinian terror group Hamas.

The move by Public Security Minister Stephen Blaney came a day after RCMP national security investigators quietly raided the same group's offices in Mississauga and a Montreal home as part of a major terrorist financing probe, federal authorities said.

The government and RCMP claim the International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy-Canada (IRFAN-Canada) transferred approximately $14.6 million worth of resources to various organizations associated with Hamas between 2005 and 2009, in violation of federal law.

The RCMP said officers from its national security enforcement teams seized "an extensive amount of documentary evidence along with stored media, money and other records" during raids on IRFAN Canada's head office and the Montreal home.

No charges have been laid, said RCMP Corporal Laurence Trottier in Ottawa.

The RCMP refused to say whether it made any arrests, how much cash it had actually seized or disclose the Montreal address it searched Monday.

The RCMP did say the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) -- the federal government's Ottawa-based super-secret financial intelligence agency -- played an important part in the probe.

Blaney said that by outlawing IRFAN-Canada, the government is sending the strong message that Canada will not tolerate terrorist activities, including financing of terrorist groups.

"IRFAN-Canada has knowingly financed Hamas, a listed terrorist entity, for many years. The well-intentioned and charitable Canadians who sought to support humanitarian relief through this organization deserve better," Blaney said in a statement.

Tom Quiggin, a Canadian intelligence specialist, said he believes IRFAN-Canada may have been created solely to circumvent the Canadian government's previous attempts to block funding for Hamas through other charitable entities.

IRFAN-Canada has denied federal allegations of terrorist financing and has appealed the CRA's revocation of its ability to issue tax receipts to the Federal Court.

The audit by CRA officials found IRFAN-Canada provided resources to groups and entities run by Hamas partners and it had openly supported and provided funding to Hamas, in violation of federal rules for registered charities.

The CRA said its auditors had seized disturbing fundraising promotional videos at IRFAN-Canada's Mississauga office during its audit.

It said these videos were "overwhelmingly political" and several "demonize Israel, characterize the Arab-Israeli conflict as a religious war, appeal for all Arab and Muslim nations to join in the struggle against Israel and glorify martyrdom."

RCMP assistant commissioner James Malizia said national security investigators are determined to stop Canadian funds from getting into the hands of offshore terrorist groups.

"We continue to work diligently with our partners to investigate and disrupt organizations from misusing charitable donations to fund terrorist activity," he said.